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Marijuana affects more than just a teen’s developing brain and health. Frequent use of the drug can have long-term effects on a teen’s life goals.
But convincing teens that marijuana use is dangerous is especially difficult today, says Humphreys, who is also a former White House adviser on drug control policy.
"Kids are less likely to use any substances that they perceive as harmful, and now we have very loosely regulated medical marijuana in a lot of states so it is much more accessible," he says. "It is pretty hard to persuade kids that it is dangerous when
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Jack London spent some time as a prospector in the Klondike. He was aware of how dangerous ignorance could be in such harsh conditions. “To Build a Fire” reflects London’s experience with many foolish prospectors who died from the cold and of malnutrition.
The contextual information suggests why the unnamed prospector in the story might have been overconfident: He was new to the area and might have been misled by popular and sensational accounts of the gold rush. These accounts depicted the prospectors as heroes discovering new frontiers and making their own fortunes. They did not describe the suffering of life in the Canadian wilderness.
Contextual information also helps us understand the author’s purpose: to expose the truth about the dangerous conditions faced by prospectors during the Klondike gold rush. London informs his readers of what exactly prospecting involves and the importance of knowing the dangers of the environment and one’s own limits.
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1. After an hour, they turned down a dirt road that led into a forest.
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Putting or narrating a story in order means that the story will be narrated in such a way that the events are told in a sequence, in the pattern of how they occur. This means that the narration will start from the beginning and then eventually move on to the next event, without fluctuating from a past event to a future one and so on.
In the given story, Gayle's narration of the events leading to their fishing trip has been told in order, step-by-step process. And in between the sentences, if Gayle includes sentence 1, then the order or sequence will ensure that the narration is still in the order of what happens.
So, the correct answer is option 1.
